Bach Virtuosi Festival: Before Bach and Beyond

Before Bach and Beyond at St. Luke’s Cathedral

Composers who inspired Bach and composers he inspired

Trio Sonata in A major for flute, violin, and continuo — Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin (1690-1758)

Voyage d’Art – Suite for Solo Harpsichord — Sheli Nan (b.1946)

Le Rossignol en Amour – Birds in 18th Century France for flute, violin, viola, cello, and continuo — François Couperin (1668-1733) (arr. Arthur Haas)

– Intermission –

Trio for Violin, Viola, and Continuo — Johann Gottlieb Graun (1702/3-1771)

Bachiana Brasileira #6 for Flute and Bassoon                       — Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Contrapunctus 7                                                                            — Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Contrapunctus 15  from “The Art of the Fugue”                    — Bach/Gottschick (arr. Sebastian Gottschick)

Canon a 2 Cancrizans

Canon per Tonos from “Musical Offering” for

Flute, String Ensemble, and Harpsichord

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Flute – Emi Ferguson Bassoon – Sam Childers Violin – Renée Jolles Viola – Sebastian Gottschick Cello – Nathan Whittaker Harpsichord – Arthur Haas